December 20, 2023
1966 ZIPPO SHIP LIGHTER. USS MEREDITH DD-890. DESTROYER. 1945-1979
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1966 FULL SIZE ZIPPO SHIP LIGHTER. USS MEREDITH DD-890. DESTROYER. BRUSHED FINISH, LIGHT SCRATCHES, SOME HINGE WOBBLE, SPRING WORKS WELL, ROLLER SPINS. USS Meredith (DD-890) , a Gearing -class destroyer , was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Meredith USMC , a sergeant who saved the life of Lieutenant John Trippe of Vixen , during the Barbary Wars . She was laid down at the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas , on 27 January 1945; launched on 28 June 1945, sponsored by Miss Juliette S. Kopper, great-great-great-grandniece of Sergeant Meredith; and commissioned on 31 December 1945 with Commander W. B. Vindeman in command. Career (USA) Name: USS Meredith Namesake: Jonathan Meredith Builder: Consolidated Steel Corporation ,Orange, Texas Laid down: 27 January 1945 Launched: 28 June 1945 Commissioned: 31 December 1945 Decommissioned: 29 June 1979 Struck: 7 December 1979 Fate: Transferred to Turkey , 29 June 1979 Email with questions. Prompt shipping. Please consider insurance to protect your purchase.Auction items happily combined to save you $ on shipping. SORRY WE CANNOT SHIP TO CHINA
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